Pen-holder



(No Model.) v K I W. W. STEWART,

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'UNITED *STATES PATENT Omen. gl

. WILLIAM. W. STEWART, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. saLl'l'aaao nprn 17, 188e;

" Application nieu April 6,1887. sensi No.' 233.811. (No model.) Y

To all whom it may concern; L y,

Be it known that I', WILLIAM W. STEWART, a citi-zen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, inthe county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pen-Holders, ot"- which the following is a specification. i

My inventionrelates to pen-holders or penstocks for holding steel or gold pens or pennilos. Its object is to render the one holder adaptable to pens of various sizes, constitutingv thus what may be' termed a compromise holder.7 4'Io this end my improved holder is leonstructed'wit-h a central bar or handle which l will call the .stockland with ya sleeve orY ringthereon, leaving asufticient space between them at the'lower end for the insertion ofthe pen- The lowerend of the stokor ofthe sleeve is provided with notches or 'recesses at varying distances apart or'of varying sizes for engaging the'differentsizes of pens for which the holder is designed. The stock is made somewhat elastic, preferably by slitting it longitudinally. The'qsleeve or ring is preferably made to slide on kthe stock and is providedy Figure I of the accompanying drawings isa perspective view ofoue form of my improved pen-holder, showing a pen in placetherein. Fig. 2 Vis a longitudinal mid-section Tof the holder and pen. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the holder alone, the sleeve being drawn back and the pen removed. Fig. `4. is'an end view of the lower end of the holder on a larger scale. Fig. 51s a transverse section thereof cut in the plane of the line 5 5 in Fig. 2. Figs. 6, 7, and8 arediagrams*illustrating the lower end of the stock with pens of different sizes f1tted thereto. Fig. 9 is an end view of a modified construction yof stock. Fig. 10 is a side elevation of a modified constructionI of the holder. A Fig; 1l is an end viewof a further modified construction.V

Let A designatethe pen-stock, B the sliding sleeve thereon, and C a p en or pen-nib to be held therein.A The stock kA may be made of ywood,'hard rubber, or othersuitable material. I prefer to slit it longit,udinally,in order to render it somewhat elastic. I have shown it provided with two 'longitudinal slits, e and e', extending through it at right yangles to one another, as showninFig.-5,and commencing nearitslower end and extending thence a greater or less disj tance upward, as maydesired. At its lower end the stock is provided with short' notches or indentations for engaging the peu. I'prei fer to make these as yshown in Fig. 4 and'inl Figs. 6, 7, and 8, where a a, b,b",andccdesfff ignate the respective notches. These notches extend up from the lower end as 'far' as it may be desired to thrust the penwhen it is to* be inserted in the holder.

The sleeve B may be made of'vhard rubber," 7o

metal, O Igother suitable material,` and is'preffy erably made a'V somewhat loose tit with the. stock, at` least at its lower end, in order ,to leave space between Vthem for the insertion of the pen C. This space is clearly iudicatedin Figs. 4 and 5; Above the point where the heel of the pen is to be thrust the sleeve may tit closely around the stock, if desired. The

sleeve should be somewhat elastic, in order 'to v yield when the -pen is insertedand' adapt itself i somewhat to, different shapes ofpens. The

kind to. limit its longitudinal movement upon the stock and in i order to prevent its separation therefrom;l I prefer to-construct these 85.

stops Vby means of a pin, f, which is passed sleeve is provided with stops of anys'uitable through one of the longitudinal slits, core', in

the stock and has its ends riveted to the sleeve.

The sleeve may move in eitherdirection until this pin encounters the end ofv the' slit. Any

other suitable construction ofV stop may be adopted. l

, InFigs. 1, 2, and 3 the'sleeve isshown as being veryshort, being, in fact, little morethan v aring. In such case itslength may or may'not be sufficient to cover and conceal the heelof the pen when the latter isfinserted. In Fignjk l0 the sleeve is shown as, of nearlythesame length as the'stock. Some writers may prefer sleeve down over the pen; It is preferable'to'.

make the extreme lower end 'of the stock a l little larger than it is shortly above this point,

or, what-,amounts to the same thing, to make the notches therein a little deeper above the lower end, in order that the hold upon the pen may be tightened after 'its insertion by press-` ing down the sleeve.

One advantage of a holder with a sliding sleeve is that a pen may be pushed in to any desired extent, according to thetaste or preference of the writer, and then fastened tightly and securely by sliding the sleeve down over it. Another important advantage is that it provides for the ready and convenient ejection of a pen whenever the latter has become worn out with use and it is desired to replace it with a new one. This is done by holding the sleeve B with one hand and pressing the stock A downward with the other, thus leaving the pen exposed, so that it drops out or may be easily pulled off. No matter how corroded the pen may be or how thoroughly it may be cemented into the holder by accumulated and hardened ink, the 'penv may thus be easily forced out, and this without/danger of breaking it and without handling its slitted end. The holder may be made without a sliding sleeve; but in such case these advantages will be sacrificed. stock, or the two may be made integrally.

The particular construction is not essential to my invention, and any known construction may be used.r

The notches for engaging the pen at the lower end of the stock are so arranged as tol accommodate pens of widely-diiering sizes. The notches a a are set far enough apart to receive only the smallest pen for which the holder is intended. The space between them is curved in such manner, as shown, asto readily adapt it to hold such pens. Outside of these are the notches b b', which are placed at such distance apart as to engage pens of medium size, and outside of these notches are notches c c',.which are adapted to engage the largestsized pens.

Fig. 6 shows how a small-sized pen is fitted into the notches a a', Fig. 7 shows how a pen of medium-size is fitted to the notches b b', and Fig. 8 shows a pen of the largest size engaging the notches c c. Pens of sizesintermediate between these three'may be set with one edge in one set of notches and the opposite edge in one of the notches of another set-as, for instance, the notches b and a or in cand b. The slight tilting or rotation of the holder necessitated by this oblique arrangement of the pen is not noticeable.

Fig. 9 shows a modified arrangement of notches, wherein, instead of being arranged in pairs, they are placed at successively wider distances apart. The pen is placed against either side'of the stock, its edges entering any two notches that are found to be at the proper distance apart.

The sleeve may be fixed to the The notches may be arranged in various other ways by which the same result will be secured.

Fig. 10 shows a holder which is rendered elastic by slitting only at its lower end where it engages the pen. The slits may cross each other or only one slit may be used. The stock should4 be slightly enlarged conically` at its lower end and should be cylindrical from that point to or nearly to its upper end, and the sleeve should be shaped in the same manner internally, being by preference very slightly tapered externally. The sleeve is limlted 1n its movement by a pin, f, playing in a slot, e, in the stock.

Figurell shows aV modification of compromise holder, wherein, instead of forming the stock with notches at varying distances apart, the inner side of the sleeve is formed with recesses of varying sizes, lettered, respectively, fm., n, p, and q. The recess m takes the smallest pen, n takes a little larger one, p a little larger still, and q the largest size.

The heel of the pen may project through the short sleeve or ring B, as seen in Figs. 1to3, in which case the pen may be dislodged by pushing on its heel, thus starting it and rendering its removal easy.

I claim as my invention the following-da ned novel features and combinations, substantially as hereinbefore specified, namely:

1. A pen-holder 4constructed with a space for the insertion of the pen, the said space being varied by the notches or recesses, substantially as described, and adapted yto receive pens of dilerent sizes. t

2. A pen-holder consisting of a central stock and a sleeve inclosingit,with an annular space between them for the insertion of the pen, said space being varied by the notches or recesses, substantially as described, and adapted toreceive pens of varying sizes.

3. A pen holder consisting of a central stock and a sleeveinclosing it, with an annular space between them for the insertion of the pen, and notches in said stock at varying distances apart adapted to receive pens of different widths.

4. A pen-holder consisting of a central stock and a sleeve inclosing it, with an annular space between them for the insertion of the pen, and notches a a in said stock, adapted to receive the smallestpen, notches b b, adapted to receive pens of medium size, and notches c c', adapted to receive the largest pens.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM W. STEWART.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR C. FRAsER, GEORGE H. FRASER.

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